​Born in Japan, raised in three continents, Mayumi Yoshida is an actor, writer, director, based in Vancouver, BC.

 

As an award-winning director/writer/actor, Mayumi has been a leading force in emerging Asian-Canadian Cinema.

 

She’s an alumna of Women in the Director’s Chair Career Advancement Module, Women in Focus Mentorship at Whistler Film Festival and currently the participant of the inaugural WarnerMedia x Canadian Academy Access Writers Program. She recently was also selected to be part of TIFF Netflix Talent Accelerator Fellowship and TIFF Writer’s Studio for 2022. 

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The latest Music Video she wrote and directed Different Than Before won Jury Award at the SXSW Music Video Competition.

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She is currently working on her feature film version of Akashi-あかし-.

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Mayumi is repped by Gersh, Characters Talent Agency and Atlas Literary